Gestation (noun)
jest-ay-shun
The development of the embryo of a viviparous mammal, between conception and birth: about 266 days in humans, 624 days in elephants, and 63 days in cats
C16: from Latin gestātiō a bearing, from gestāre to bear, frequentative of gerere to carry
Example sentences
“Keeping a human’s heart pumping for the gestation period of a pregnancy is inhumane.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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